Building a Beginner-Friendly Community

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Building a Beginner- Friendly Community by Sarah Sheehan & Aimee Simone Friday, June 14, 13

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Introduction Who are we? Friday, June 14, 13

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Introduction Why are we here? Friday, June 14, 13

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Introduction Why are we talking about this? Friday, June 14, 13

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Introduction Come for the code. Stay for the community. Friday, June 14, 13

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Introduction Come for the community. Stay for the code. Friday, June 14, 13

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Introduction What can we do better? Friday, June 14, 13

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Community Workshops Friday, June 14, 13

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Workshops “Does anybody have any questions?” Friday, June 14, 13

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Workshops Engagement & Fun Friday, June 14, 13

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Workshops Don’t be afraid to be too basic. Friday, June 14, 13

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Workshops But don’t explain things away with magic. Friday, June 14, 13

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Workshops “Assume your audience has zero knowledge but inﬁnite intelligence.” Friday, June 14, 13

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Workshops Post-mortem Friday, June 14, 13

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Community Conferences Friday, June 14, 13

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Conferences Be up front about assumptions. Friday, June 14, 13

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Conferences Show smaller bits of code. Friday, June 14, 13

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Conferences Provide context. Friday, June 14, 13

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Conferences Give real examples. Friday, June 14, 13

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Conferences Avoid “it’s so easy!” Friday, June 14, 13

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Conferences Emphasize community Friday, June 14, 13

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Conferences “Let’s build things together” vs “Let me prove how smart I am.” Friday, June 14, 13

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Community Meetups Friday, June 14, 13

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Meetups Encourage more beginners to speak. Friday, June 14, 13

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Meetups Talk to people. Friday, June 14, 13

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Meetups Make it personal. Friday, June 14, 13

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Meetups Don’t bro down. Friday, June 14, 13

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Open Source http://www.codetriage.com Friday, June 14, 13

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Become a Mentor http://www.pairprogramwith.me/ Friday, June 14, 13